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Gamma-ray telescopes

Telescope Name Location Frequency Range Number of Antennas Key Scientific Objectives Notable Features
Fermi Gamma-ray Space Telescope (formerly GLAST) Space (NASA mission) 8 keV–300 GeV Space telescope Gamma-ray bursts, active galactic nuclei, cosmic rays Large Area Telescope (LAT) and Gamma-ray Burst Monitor (GBM) for high sensitivity across a wide energy range
HESS (High Energy Stereoscopic System) Namibia 100 GeV–100 TeV Ground-based, imaging atmospheric Cherenkov telescope Supernova remnants, pulsars, black holes Array of telescopes providing very high energy gamma-ray imaging with stereoscopic capabilities
VERITAS (Very Energetic Radiation Imaging Telescope Array System) Arizona, USA 50 GeV–50 TeV Ground-based, imaging atmospheric Cherenkov telescope Active galactic nuclei, pulsars, gamma-ray bursts High-resolution gamma-ray imaging; focuses on transient and high-energy sources
MAGIC (Major Atmospheric Gamma Imaging Cherenkov Telescopes) La Palma, Canary Islands, Spain 30 GeV–100 TeV Ground-based, imaging atmospheric Cherenkov telescope Gamma-ray bursts, black holes, dark matter Sensitive to very high-energy gamma rays; dual-telescope system for improved sensitivity
INTEGRAL (INTErnational Gamma-Ray Astrophysics Laboratory) Space (ESA mission) 15 keV–10 MeV Space telescope Gamma-ray bursts, black holes, neutron stars Combines gamma-ray, X-ray, and optical detectors; high spectral and angular resolution
SWIFT BAT (Burst Alert Telescope) Space (NASA mission) 15–150 keV Space telescope Gamma-ray bursts, transient events, supernovae Rapid response and localization for gamma-ray bursts, multi-wavelength follow-up capabilities
AGILE (Astro-rivelatore Gamma a Immagini Leggero) Space (ASI mission, Italy) 30 MeV–50 GeV Space telescope Gamma-ray bursts, pulsars, black holes High-resolution gamma-ray imaging, rapid alert system for transient events
CTA (Cherenkov Telescope Array) Under construction (Chile and Spain) 20 GeV–300 TeV Ground-based, imaging atmospheric Cherenkov telescope Dark matter, cosmic rays, supernova remnants Next-generation gamma-ray observatory, array of 100+ telescopes for ultra-high sensitivity
COMPTEL (Compton Telescope on CGRO) Space (NASA mission, decommissioned in 2000) 0.75–30 MeV Space telescope Galactic sources, gamma-ray bursts, cosmic rays First telescope to map the gamma-ray sky at MeV energies; part of Compton Gamma Ray Observatory (CGRO)
LAT (Large Area Telescope on Fermi) Space (part of Fermi mission) 20 MeV–300 GeV Space telescope Active galactic nuclei, gamma-ray bursts, cosmic rays High sensitivity and wide field of view; maps the gamma-ray sky with excellent angular resolution
un/gamma-ray.txt · Last modified: 2024/11/07 06:38 by asad

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